Tennessee Titans coach Robert Saleh brushed aside questions about Cam Ward’s accuracy issues during offseason workouts.
“Every quarterback is going to miss a few here and there,” Saleh said, via ESPN’s Turron Davenport . “I would say Brock Purdy is one of the most accurate quarterbacks in all of football and he’s going to miss a lot of throws and that’s OK. These guys are all working on a few things here and there.”
Ward has reportedly struggled with accuracy during OTAs in recent weeks.
Saleh is right to dismiss concerns at this stage. Offseason workouts are a time to test boundaries and, especially when learning a new offense, to work out the kinks. Perfection is not the goal. Development is. With development sometimes comes some ugliness.
After writing that, it’s interesting in that Ward went into the offseason needing to improve his accuracy. During his rookie campaign, Ward’s game would ebb and flow. Finding more consistency on a down to down basis will bring the QB to a new level. It’s something he’ll continue to work on as we get ready for training camp in late July. Davenport noted that Ward had a much better start to Tuesday’s mandatory minicamp than he did in previous OTAs.
In addition to learning Brian Daboll’s scheme and experimenting with it in offseason practices, Ward is still building chemistry with new wide receivers Carnell Tate and Wan’Dale Robinson.
“We are making good progress,” Daboll said. “You’ve got to make the mistakes and you’ve got to see it. We’re still learning. But I’m really happy with where he’s at; he understands the offense well. I think his feet are really good. His eye, vision down the field. Cam can make every throw.”
Bring on training camp and the preseason, we’ll see if that progress has been tangible. The Titans’ success in 2026 depends on it.